DMV

As happens every five years up here, I got to go visit the wonderful people at the DMV and get a new license. That’s kind of a double-edged sword this time. The first edge is that I’m again heading toward a birthday as far as the state of Alaska is concerned. As far as I’m concerned, I’m still banning birthdays the way asbestos is banned. The other side is that I got to pull the corrective lenses restriction off my license for the first time since I started driving. It’s a small step, but it’s a victory in my world.

Most surprising is that the three people I had the pleasure of dealing with were……wait for it……actually pleasant. They even smiled. Actual smiles complete with laughter. At 4 PM on a Friday. Maybe my brother was right and the Cubs have a shot…..